Super Simple Homemade Olive Bread
By Laila ·
A delicious loaf of bread filled with olives; so soft and very flavorful. Super easy to make too! Made free from dairy, egg, peanut, tree nuts, soy. I know this will become a staple in your home!
Who’s ready to make the best Olive Bread ever?!
It’s so easy to make, you’re going to kick yourself for not having attempted this recipe sooner!
Let’s do this!
Why Homemade?
Baking bread is one of the best things you can do in your home. Not only will you replace unnecessary and unwanted ingredients from store bought breads, but you’ll also benefit your body with all the good wholesome ingredients by making your own. Not to mention how much money you’d save just by making homemade bread.
A win any way you look at it.
Next time you’re at the grocery store, look at the list of ingredients they put just to make sure their bread doesn’t spoil … It’s a paragraph long! And if only it was in plain English — they have to make it almost impossible to pronounce (let alone comprehend) just so you can give up and say: as long as it doesn’t mention plastic, I’ll buy it. Who has time to decode all of that?
Well, I’m here to tell you that you don’t need what they’re offering you – none of it!
Slightly Obsessed!
I love (and i mean love) making bread!! If you watch my stories on Insta and FB, you’d agree. You’ll usually find me making loaves of bread every few days because that’s how much we love it around here! Check out some other delicious recipes I made like this amazing Cinnamon Raisin Bread, or how about these I can’t just eat one Garlic Biscuits, and these perfect-for-school-or-work-lunches Pizza Rolls.
I could’ve linked some more, but hopefully you get that I’m truly obsessed! And for good reason :)
I know making your own bread sounds daunting, but honestly, it’s one of the most rewarding experiences. It’s just like making dough for a pizza, except you’re shaping it to make a loaf. See? Told you it was simple. :) The only thing that’s difficult is waiting for the dough to proof before you prepare it to bake. So as long as you can muster up some patience, you can make bread!
A Word To the Wise…
Side note: If someone could bottle bread aroma in essential oil form, they won’t have to work another day in their life {don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure of it.} To sum up how fresh bread smells in one word: it’s love. So why not capture that feeling by making this deliciously soft and flavourful Olive Bread.
Just a word of caution: making bread will become addictive. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!
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Happy bread-making, my friends. xo
Recipe
Super Simple Homemade Olive Bread
A delicious loaf of bread filled with olives; so soft and very flavorful. Super easy to make too! Made free from dairy, egg, peanut, tree nuts, soy. I know this will become a staple in your home!
- Prep
- 10 mins
- Cook
- 25 mins
- Total
- 1 hr 45 mins
- Serves
- 1 loaf
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
- 2Add water and mix contents using your hand(s), until fully incorporated and dough is slightly sticky.
- 3Next, add oil and continue to knead well until fully combined.
- 4Wrap bowl with plastic wrap and cover with a kitchen towel. Allow to rest for approximately 1 hour.
- 5Preheat oven to 375F.
- 6Uncover bowl, sprinkle a clean work surface with flour, place dough and knead it, constantly sprinkling flour if dough gets sticky.
- 7Flatten dough and add half of sliced olives, fold dough over and knead. Repeat the folding and kneading a few times before adding the other half of the olives. Repeat last step.
- 8Shape dough by rolling with your hands until you get an evenly shaped log. Score 3 lines on top of formed dough.
- 9Place prepped dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper, let rest 5 - 10 minutes, and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes.
- 10Remove promptly and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing your loaf.
Notes
This recipe will yield one large loaf, or two small baguettes of olive bread {you'll need to adjust the time if making 2 small loaves. Check doneness at about 15-20 minutes.} Total time includes rest times (before and after baking) as well. Proofing: 1 hr 10 mins Calories: 138 kcal
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
2. Add water and mix contents using your hand(s), until fully incorporated and dough is slightly sticky.
3. Next, add oil and continue to knead well until fully combined.
4. Wrap bowl with plastic wrap and cover with a kitchen towel. Allow to rest for approximately 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 375F.
6. Uncover bowl, sprinkle a clean work surface with flour, place dough and knead it, constantly sprinkling flour if dough gets sticky.
7. Then, flatten dough and add half of sliced olives, fold dough over, and knead well. Repeat the folding and kneading a few times before adding the other half of the olives.
8. Fold dough over olives once more, roll to flatten and fold again.
Tip: if you find dough is getting ‘oily’, then add a bit of flour as you continue to knead the dough. This will help keep the olives inside and helps keep the dough intact.
9. Shape dough by rolling it with your hands until you get an evenly shaped log. Score 3 lines at the top of formed dough.
10. Place prepped dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper, let rest 5 – 10 minutes, and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 25 minutes.
11. Remove promptly and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing the bread.
Enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or as an appetizer before dinner. Anytime is good to enjoy this wonderful homemade creation!